The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew and St Bartholomew, Churchdown

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew and St Bartholomew, Churchdown is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucester. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew and St Bartholomew, Churchdown reported income of £556k and spending of £446k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £379k to £556k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Andrew and St Bartholomew, Churchdown sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christian Vision for Men (£556k), London Seminary CIO (£557k) and The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Great Horton and Lidget Green, Bradford. (£556k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%, charitable activities 8.1% and trading 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £100k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £158k. Reserves of £139k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.